17 Appleton Road, Upton, Chester, CH2 1JH

17 Appleton Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Upton, Chester, Chester (CH2 1JH). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since February 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £457,000 sits 335.2% above the 1997 sale of £105,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£66/sq ft) was about 69.4% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs).